S. 938IntroducedARMED FORCES AND NATIONAL SECURITY
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who died on or before September 30, 1999, under the same eligibility conditions as apply to payment of dependency an indemnity compensation to the survivors of former prisoners of war who die after that date.
Disabled · Ex-prisoners of war · Families
Key facts
Introduced: Apr 29, 2003
Chamber: Senate
Cosponsors: 0
Congress: 108th
Latest action · Jul 10, 2003
Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-613.
Summary
Provides for the payment of dependency and indemnity compensation to the survivors of veterans rated totally disabled at the time of death who were former prisoners of war (currently, to the survivors of such veterans who died after September 30, 1999).
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Jul 10, 2003Committee on Veterans' Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 108-613.
- Apr 29, 2003Read twice and referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
- Apr 29, 2003Introduced in Senate
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